Appropriate foods for a 1 year old? Recipes to share?

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I'm trying to add some more variety and textures into my 1 year old's diet - what foods are appropriate to start feeding her? (besides the basic fruits, veggies, and meats) Is tuna ok for her age?
If anyone has recipes they love for their baby, especially for finger foods, please share!
Thanks in advance!
 
i have no kids..but i know alot about them......my friend feeds her 11 month old daughter cheese (cut up in small pieces) and she loves it...its a great finger food! try some boiled whole wheat ziti pasta..its big enough for them to hold...
 
You know with my first child I was really picky about what they ate...with that being said things have changed because I have three. With my little guy who also is one he eats pretty much everything I eat. I just make sure it is bite-size for him. He is still alive lol..so I must being doing something right.
An idea my sister gave me was when you make homemade pancakes, cook the syrup in the pancake. That way the little one gets the yummy taste and there is no mess in their hair lol. I didn't think it would be as tasty and it really was.
Good luck:)
Happy Holidays:)
 
1. Mashed potatoes, with milk and a tiny pinch of salt. Or a tsp of soup.

2. Cheese bits

3. bread bits

4. Bananas (watch out! Too much caused constipation!)

5. Figs, boiled and mashed through a sieve, to counteract 4.

6. Eggs. Milk and egg beaten together and olive oil for light scrambling. Or with milk added and steamed in a small bowl to make custard.

7. Mashed boiled carrots, broccoli, pumpkin, spinach.

8. Crackers dipped in milk.

9. Spaghetti, with tomato sauce and soft onions.

10. Shin beef simmered with onions for 3 hours to very soft and passed through large-holed sieve.

11. Chicken, when baby is older. Boiled or steamed. Try a wing drumlet cut at the joints so there are no bone pieces to choke the child. Baby loves holding it and gnawing, especially when you eat-along with her.

12. Soft rice porridge. The rice water is good for diarrhea. Works like magic!

13. Pureed apple. The browning (oxidation) is also good for runny tums.

14. Yoghurt. Gives baby good acidophilus bacteria for the tummy, especially when baby has the runs.

15. Meatballs cut up small.

16. Custard. With soft fruit like a peeled and de-seeded grape, or grated sweet peach.

17. Ice-cream. Only one half of a teaspoon for the taste. Baby's weight is so low that any appreciable amount of ice will draw heat away and cause chills.

18. Cake! Mind the sugar and starch. Only after meals. Or cavities and diabetic reactions might result.

19. Jelly! Also mind the sugar. Add fruit like canned peach.

20. Bread pudding,

21 Cereal, oats porridge, muesli.

22. buns...

23. macaroni in chicken soup

23. Fish, like cod, sole, in fillet form without bones, which can then have a little salt rubbed onto it and steamed. Goes well with mashed potatoes.
 
i give my son cream cheese and avocado on toast crusts, sliced kiwi fruit, orange segments, rice cakes with a little vegemite/cream cheese/ avocado/ mashed veggies.

he loves chopped up sausages, mashed potato, diced well cooked carrot, peas, corn, broccoli.
spagetti chopped up and lasanga chopped up are favourites. yogurt, plain biscuits like milk arroot.

if i give mashed veggies i give him crusty bread or toast to dip in the puree.
 
My son is 14 months and eats everything. At six months I started feeding him table foods, I just ground everything up for him. You can get the food grinders at Babies-r-us. The only things I held off from giving him until the last month or so was eggs, milk and honey. I cook alot at home and know what goes into just about everything I make. I kept a journal for the first six months stating everything that went into his meals including seasonings. When we went to the doc for his 12 month appt. I showed him the journal. He congratulated me on introducing my son to foods that where healthy and introductory to what he would be eating for the next 17 (at least) years. He was also shocked that a toddler would eat the things I feed my son. Example; my son prefers fruits and veggies over just about anything sweet. On his first birthday we gave him a chocolate cake, he didn't want it. He wanted the raspberries instead.

Feed your child what you would eat and what you want them to eat for the rest of their lives. If your super picky with the foods you feed them they will be super picky eaters. Lead by example.
 
at one year of age, she can eat pretty much anything that there's no history of food allergy.

she can eat apple - slice thinly and spread with peanut butter (or other nut butters - no need to limit yourself!) to make nifty little "sandwiches"

cheese

hummus (lots of great recipes on the internet but keep the salt levels down)

meats - all kinds but emphasize dark meats for the iron content

organ meats - priceless for resisting tooth decay by building strong enamel and also for building a healthy neurological system (the minerals and nutrients found in heart, kidney, and liver are exactly what the body needs to build muscle and other nerve fibres - when there isn't enough in the diet, they strip them from the teeth leaving the teeth vulnerable to tooth decay)

fish - whole sardines, for sure, but check other fish for mercury content

home-made soups and stews are great for introducing new veggies in a way that's not as threatening as blobbing them on the plate in front of her

home-made fruit cocktail

yoghurt with berries (LOOOOTS of fun playing with that!)

veggies with ranch dressing to dip them into (keep it at softer veggies for now - cucumber, tomato, mushroom, eggplant, zucchini, etc)

BE AWARE: do NOT give your child fat-reduced or fat-free foods. children need a high-fat diet at this age because until 2-1/2yrs of age, their brain is growing at an incredible rate. the brain is 60% and when there's not enough fat in the diet, it has an impact on growth and performance.
 
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